Um, did you even bother to read the article I posted earlier in this thread?]

Did you read this one:

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Why Isn’t Marijuana an FDA-approved Medicine?

In fact, THC is an FDA-approved medication. It was shown in carefully controlled clinical trials to have therapeutic benefit for relieving nausea associated with cancer chemotherapy and stimulating appetite in patients with wasting syndrome (severe weight loss) that often accompanies AIDS.

However, the scientific evidence to date is not sufficient for the marijuana plant to gain FDA approval, and there are a number of reasons why:

First, there have not been enough clinical trials showing that marijuana’s benefits outweigh its risks in patients with the symptoms it is meant to treat. The FDA requires carefully conducted studies in large numbers of patients (hundreds to thousands) to accurately assess the benefits and risks of a potential medication.

Second, to be considered a legitimate medicine, a substance must have well-defined and measureable ingredients that are consistent from one unit (such as a pill or injection) to the next. This consistency allows doctors to determine the dose and frequency.
What’s the difference between medical and “street” marijuana?

There is no difference between “medical-grade” marijuana and “street” marijuana. The marijuana sold in dispensaries as medicine is the same quality and carries the same health risks as marijuana sold on the street.

Along with THC, the marijuana plant contains over 400 other chemical compounds, including other cannabinoids that may be biologically active and vary from plant to plant. This makes it difficult to consider its use as a medicine even though some of marijuana’s specific ingredients may offer benefits.

Finally, marijuana has certain adverse health effects that also must be taken into account. Because it is usually smoked, marijuana can cause or worsen respiratory symptoms (e.g., bronchitis, chronic cough). It also impairs short-term memory and motor coordination; slows reaction time; alters mood, judgment, and decision-making; and in some people can cause severe anxiety (paranoia) or psychosis (loss of touch with reality). And marijuana is addictive—about 4.5 million people in this country meet clinical criteria for marijuana abuse or dependence.

Looks as though there is an issue with testing edibles that are infused with THC and for sale in Colorado stores.

They should've never allowed the pre-made edibles for a bunch of reasons. But as I've already said, Colorado has totally dropped the ball when it comes to complying with the Feds non-intervention edict.

Confirms what many of have said of the Obama administration. As usual he talks out of both sides of his mouth...

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The Obama administration’s deputy drug czar said Tuesday that the White House opposes the legalization of marijuana, despite President Obama’s recent suggestion that some statewide decriminalization initiatives should go forward.

Michael Botticelli, deputy director of the Office of National Drug Control, made clear in testimony before a House panel that the federal marijuana policy has not changed.

“The Administration continues to oppose attempts to legalize marijuana and other drugs,” Botticelli said in prepared testimony to the Oversight Committee’s subpanel on government operations.“This opposition is driven by medical science and research,” he said. “Above all, though, it bears emphasizing that the Department of Justice’s responsibility to enforce the Controlled Substance Act remains unchanged.”

Botticelli’s remarks come ahead of a hearing at which lawmakers are expected to question the Obama administration’s “mixed signals” on marijuana policy.

Obama, in a New Yorker magazine article published last month, said he believes marijuana is no more dangerous than alcohol and that it was “important” that the legalization of the drug in states “go forward” because it would prevent unfair penalties for some users.

Those comments seemed to contradict the National Drug Control Policy's official stance on the drug, which says marijuana can cause permanent brain damage and carries more carcinogens than tobacco smoke.

The White House said at the time — and Botticelli confirmed Tuesday — that there had been no policy change.

“The law enforcement officials who have sworn an oath to uphold Federal law will continue to pursue drug traffickers, drug dealers and transnational criminal organizations that weaken our communities and pose serious threats to our Nation,” Botticelli said in his prepared testimony.

Still, Attorney Gen. Eric Holder said two weeks ago that the Justice Department is working on new regulations that would give legal marijuana businesses access to banks currently prohibited from doing business with sellers of the drug.

The regulatory change comes in response to legalization initiatives in Colorado and elsewhere.

Tuesday’s hearing was slated to begin at 1:30 p.m., but was delayed by votes on the House floor.

Also scheduled to speak is Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), who is behind a push to remove pot from the list of "Schedule I" drugs.

There are consequences of the increased prevalence of marijuana use in society—one of which is undoubtedly drugged driving. According to a new study from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, fatal car accidents that involved marijuana have tripled in the last decade, which suggests that the issue will likely become worse as more states push for the legalization of marijuana.

"Currently, one of nine drivers involved in fatal crashes would test positive for marijuana," co-author Dr. Guohua Li, director of the Center for Injury Epidemiology and Prevention at Columbia, told HealthDay News. "If this trend continues, in five or six years non-alcohol drugs will overtake alcohol to become the most common substance involved in deaths related to impaired driving."

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The research team drew its conclusions from crash statistics from six states that routinely perform toxicology tests on drivers involved in fatal car wrecks -- California, Hawaii, Illinois, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and West Virginia. The statistics included more than 23,500 drivers who died within one hour of a crash between 1999 and 2010.
Alcohol contributed to about the same percentage of traffic fatalities throughout the decade, about 40 percent, Li said.

But drugs played an increasingly prevalent role in fatal crashes, the researchers found. Drugged driving accounted for more than 28 percent of traffic deaths in 2010, up from more than 16 percent in 1999.

Marijuana proved to be the main drug involved in the increase, contributing to 12 percent of 2010 crashes compared with 4 percent in 1999.